2024/5, Trimester 1, In Person,
VIEW FULL DETAILS
Occurrence: | 001 |
Primary mode of delivery: | In Person |
Location of delivery: | SIGHTHILL |
Partner: | |
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Emilio Pagani-Nunez |
Module Organiser: | |
Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) | NESH Description |
Face To Face | Practical classes and workshops | 26 | Practicals in the first section of the module consist of comprehensive stats exercises based on the content of the lectures. Workshops in the second section of the module intend to develop practical activities to gain insights about project design. |
Face To Face | Fieldwork | 18 | Fieldwork will be employed to develop a small project as a way to test your project design skills. |
Online | Guided independent study | 134 | Throughout the trimester, you are expected to structure in time to reflect upon the learning you have undertaken in your scheduled sessions and to complete your essential reading. You are encouraged to read more widely around the topics you are studying and engage in Moodle activities and resources. You will need to ensure that you have sufficient time to prepare and plan for your assessment tasks. |
Independent Learning | Guided independent study | 134 | Contact Module Leader |
Face To Face | Lecture | 22 | Lectures will introduce main topics and concepts about Stats & R (first section) and about scientific design (second section) and will take place in person. Recordings of these lectures will be made available to distance learners on a weekly basis. |
| Total Study Hours | 334 | |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 334 | |
Assessment |
Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words | Description |
Class Test | 70 | 2 | 8 | HOURS= 3h | The exam will consist of a combination ofMultiple choice questions (MCQs), and output questions. MCQ questions are intended to test basic concepts while output questions are an opportunity for you to demonstrate your ability to use R to test hypotheses and interpret results from statistical tests. |
Oral Presentation | 30 | 1~3 | 11 | HOURS= 10 minutes | In this assessment you will propose a research project using an oral pitch. It should be a project planned to run over a 13-week period (from the start of data collection to completion of a report) and undertaken by one person as would be the case for a full-time MSc student project. |
Centrally Time Tabled Examination | 70 | 2 | 7 | HOURS= 2, WORDS= 0 | Contact Module Leader |
Component 1 subtotal: | 140 | | |
Component 2 subtotal: | 30 | | | | |
Module subtotal: | 170 | | | | |